Washington v. Oregon

Citations

• 214 U.S. 205
• 29 S. Ct. 631
• 53 L. Ed. 969
• 1909 U.S. LEXIS 1909

Syllabus

<p>Washington v. Oregon, 211 U. S. 127, reaffirmed’on rehearing.</p> <p>Although the volume of water and depth of a channel have constantly diminished, if it all results from process of accretion, or, as in this case, possibly from jetties constructed by governmental authority, that channel still remains the boundary line, the precise line of separation being the varying center thereof.</p> <p>The settlement of boundaries is generally attended with difficulties’ and it is wise for adjacent States to adjust their boundaries by boundary commissions and agreements as has been done with the consent of Congress in several instances.</p>